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Histologic and Molecular Profile of Pediatric Insulinomas: Evidence of a Paternal Parent-of-Origin Effect.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Mar 2016
Bhatti Tricia R, Ganapathy Karthik, Huppmann Alison R, Conlin Laura, Boodhansingh Kara E, MacMullen Courtney, Becker Susan, Ernst Linda M, Adzick N Scott, Ruchelli Eduardo D, Ganguly Arupa, Stanley Charles A
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CONTEXT: Acquired insulinomas are rare causes of hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia in children and are much less common than focal lesions of congenital hyperinsulinism. The latter are known to be associated with isodisomy for paternally transmitted ATP-sensitive potassium channel mutations on 11p15; however, the molecular basis for pediatric insulinomas is not well characterized. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study...
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